Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
+6:00: United Way of Central Massachusetts celebrates annual Day of Caring
+6:00: Doughnut Homies a hot spot at Worcester Public Market
+8:15: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - Sept. 17
-First look at Worcester's newest restaurant (9:27)
-Worcester restaurant owner sentenced for money laundering
-Worcester Police ask for help in IDing suspect in theft at Temple Emanuel Sinai
-Expansion of Worcester retirement community OK'd
-Most complaints against Worcester police end in favor of officers
-Sparks fly among Worcester Board of Health members in wake of police chief interview
-Worcester launches free, online tutoring service for students
-Worcester schools restart search for sex education curriculum
-Former volunteer bequests $400K to Worcester Public Library Foundation
-ICYMI: Polar Park's looming uncertainties
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Construction completed on $30M Sutton facility
-Ch. 4: I-Team’s call for action gets results for Oxford woman
-Webster wins FEMA grant to hire new firefighters
-Holy Cross Athletics 'Sader Stories (1:23:20): Racial injustice, activism, allyship
-Women Worc: Massy Paulino of Ritmos Dance Studio
-Tribute to man remembered as voice for inclusiveness in Worcester government, urban renewal
-Rite Aid stores in Mass. offering flu shots for kids
-All Mass. courthouses will be closed Friday in judge's memory
-Crime: Man takes 5-hour bus ride carrying suitcases stuffed with body parts, cops say
-Confused with your Medicare options? Help to Retire can help you! (1:07)
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-Shopping: At Amazon’s new ‘Luxury Stores,’ you can’t buy anything unless you’re invited
-Homes: Single family homes selling fast
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Solider helps save life of injured driver on N.H. highway (1:25)
-Meanwhile, in Malaysia, monkey finds a phone, take selfies
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools postpones fall sports following being labeled ‘high risk'
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools to hold student & family flu vaccine clinics & free COVID-19 testing
+6:00: Cancer research could be 'set back years' because of COVID-19
-In the Red Zone: Worcester now high risk for infection (1:40)
-Rent or mortgage relief available for Worcester County residents impacted by pandemic
-ICYMI: Drive-through testing at Quinsigamond CC through Sept. 30
-Businesses closing in Mass. faster than most states
-CDC director: Masks are better defense against COVID-19 than vaccine
-U.S. retail sales climb 0.6 percent as recovery slows
-Wheels of justice simply stop turning (2:53)
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In The News
+2:45: Officers carry elderly woman out of burning building in Worcester
+2:45: Jim Ford's newest project, filmed in West Boylston, available on Amazon
+2:45: Shrewsbury locals plan to restore Edgemere Drive-In sign
+11:00: Not cooking tonight? Check Dining Out for the latest specials
-Area restaurant introduces outdoor dining huts lined with lighting and heaters
-Meat market at former Crown Bakery on Gold Star Blvd. opens
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Man gets 5 years in prison after guilty plea in federal cocaine distribution case
-Ray Mariano: St. Vincent Hospital nurses are on the side of the angels
-Amid COVID-related enrollment drop, Worcester Public Schools asks state to hold budget to previous year’s enrollment numbers
-Radio Worcester (10:56): Ricky Duran talks about his new single 'Selfish Love'
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewswbury says good-bye to Town Clerk after 35 years of service
-Worcester's D’Errico’s Market will open third location in Leominster, scouting for fourth
-GEM Marketing Solutions: 5 Reasons Why Everyone is Not Your Client
-At the office: 'Zoom fatigue' is a real thing now, according to science
-Holy Cross Athletics announces broadcast schedule through March 12
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spirits: Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whiskey Wednesday (21:44): Whiskey Bracket Challenge Play-In Tasting
-Homes: See inside the Grand Worcester Tudor that hit the market for $480,000
-TV/Streaming: New movies + shows to watch this weekend
-Cars: February is the month of huge Savings at Bertera Nissan (5:00)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Worcester nurse recognized for clothing homeless patients
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, man reports vehicle stolen, googles ‘How to set your car on fire and make it look like an accident’
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:15: DCU Center hospital to scale down patient capacity next week
+6:15: DCU Center hopeful to start steps soon towards reopening for events
+11:00: Here's what you could get from the $1.9 trillion House stimulus
-Worcester teachers say they’re being forced to choose between health and paycheck
-Edith Morgan: Worcester Public School Students – Back to School! When, How, Who ...
-Despite looming strike, St. Vincent commits to staffing Worcester State vaccine center
-CDC head says Massachusetts, other states shouldn’t relax restrictions yet
-Here’s what’s not reopening in March when Massachusetts begins Phase 4
-Dr. Fauci says vaccinated people could soon socialize
-ICYMI: Half of Worcester Public Schools students opt in for hybrid learning starting in March
-Ch. 5 visits Fuller RV to discuss how RV sales are soaring as people hit the road during pandemic (1:42)
-Mass. officials announce 1,734 new cases, 46 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 1.9 percent
-Almost half of Americans 65 and older have gotten first shot
-Advisers endorse single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
-Arthritis drugs can help critically ill COVID patients, study suggests
-When will the U.S. reach herd immunity and what will it look like?
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